Collaboration in Online Learning

The “Collaboration in Online Learning” panel explores a variety of ideas including: the positive results of students working together on vocabulary activities to the notion of teacher-led virtual semesters abroad and virtual ambassador programs. During COVID, Darija, a historically under-taught Arabic dialect, received attention and became the focus of a curriculum-building project. At UC Berkeley, for the virtual ambassador program, during the period of the pandemic there were lessons learned on better retention practices. COVID created opportunities for language study advancements as well as challenges, which will be explored amongst other facets of language study, on this panel.

Ayman Mohamed is an assistant professor of Arabic at Michigan State University. He received his PhD from Michigan State University SLS Program with a focus on second language vocabulary acquisition. His research interests include task-based learning, incidental vocabulary acquisition, hybrid and online pedagogy of Arabic and using eye tracking techniques in second language reading. Dr. Mohamed has led the move in the offering of Arabic hybrid classes at MSU. He concurrently worked on developing the Arabic curriculum as he is currently building open resource textbooks for the Arabic program (elementary I and II) supported by an OER award from MSU libraries.

Amr Ahmed is a Ph.D. student in the Second Language Studies program at Michigan State University (MSU). He earned his BA in English language and literature from Fayoum University in Egypt. He earned his M.A. in TESOL from MSU. He has been teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) Foreign Language (EFL) for ten years. He also taught Arabic for two years, as a Fulbright grantee and as a teaching assistant in MSU. He worked with a diverse population of students in different countries (e.g. Egypt, KSA, Hungary, USA). His research interests are vocabulary acquisition, and Heritage language learners of Arabic.

Lena Krause is a Arabic and French Faculty at Beacon Academy, a Montessori High School in Evanston, Illinois. She founded the Arabic program at Beacon where they teach an integrated Moroccan Darija and Fusha curriculum, applying Montessori methods and offering the International Baccalaureate. She focuses on developing materials in Moroccan Darija that align with ACTFL Proficiency Standards and is the primary Darija translator for learning website Playaling.com.

Sponsors:
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Arizona :
https://cmes.arizona.edu/
https://www.youtube.com/@sbscmes

Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley :
https://cmes.berkeley.edu/
https://www.youtube.com/@ucberkeleycmes7234

Middle East Center, University of Washington :
https://jsis.washington.edu/mideast/
https://www.youtube.com/@middleeastcenter5007

Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin :
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mes/
https://www.youtube.com/@middleeasternstudiesatut-a1266

Co-Sponsor:
Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy :
https://cercll.arizona.edu/
https://www.youtube.com/@CERCLLUA

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